Back-to-back losses have the Valley West Hawks on a downward spiral in the standings.
The team of 15, 16 and 17-year-olds from 91原创, Cloverdale, White Rock and Surrey, lost both ends of a home-and-home series with the Fraser Valley Bruins by the identical 4-3 score.
The defeats leave the Hawks with a 15-16-3 record and their 33 points are one back of the sixth and final playoff spot in the 11-team league with six games remaining.
Valley West has managed just one victory (1-6-3) in their past 10 games.
Mitchell Friesen, Danton Heinen and Austin Bietenbeck scored in the on Saturday at MSA Arena.
Heinen also had two assists and then set up another pair of goals in on Sunday at the to finish the weekend with points on five of his team鈥檚 six goals.
Kyle Raymond, Matthew Cox and Daniell Lange had the goals.
The Hawks will look to regroup when they play on Feb. 18 against the Greater Vancouver Canadians at the 91原创 Events Centre.
